Disappointed. But completely unsurprised.

Nice write up on @cabel.panic.com and @panic.com in The @oregonian.com #pdx #portland www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

"I’m a communication scholar who has studied MAGA rhetoric for a decade. I have observed how Hegseth and other officials in the second Trump administration refuse to abide by what recurring rhetorical situations… typically demand of public officials." theconversation.com/ive-studied-...

"Experts @axios.com spoke with were hesitant to put a precise dollar amount on the problem, given the variables involved, but say it's costing the state billions in private investment, tax revenue and thousands of potential jobs." www.axios.com/local/portla...

Psyched to see this. I learned more real-world work experience by working on the school paper than I did by attending class. www.wweek.com/news/schools...

Claude Code is like what I had hoped I could do with IFTTT back in the day

What a shitty way to end a week youtu.be/5nq0t7p61T4

Claude has analyzed 26 years of my writing online. It is not impressed.

"Brand is what's left when the substantive differences between products disappear. But making the substantive differences between products disappear is what technology naturally tends to do." paulgraham.com/brandage.html

Agility Robotics says it'll now call itself...Agility. The Salem-based company now describes itself as providing "commercially deployed humanoids." (Previously, it said, "Agility's humanoid robots are deployed today in manufacturing, distribution, and logistics.")

"This will be a demo night, come show what you've been building with and help of AI and/or you product that leveraged AI." luma.com/ikw1w29s

This may very well be too little, too late. I was tracking on the Washington QSBS stuff because so many startups and investors were discussing it. But guess what Oregon…? We're in the same boat. siliconflorist.com/2026/03/06/w...

Remember how much promise the renovation of the Custom House had…?

I know you. You got your ticket to the Silicon Forest Tech Summit long long ago, I'm sure. But I thought it might be helpful to share the list of all of the amazing speakers you're going to see. Because you already got your ticket. Right…? RIGHT…?!!? siliconflorist.com/2026/03/05/w...

Can't wait to see the Portland version of this robbreport.com/travel/hotel...

Out of the frying pan, into the Markwayne fire abcnews.com/Politics/tru...

Luckin Coffee to acquire Blue Bottle dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/04/l...

Did you know that there's a podcast studio in Vancouver, WA…? I had the opportunity to sit down with Mary Williams Sasquatch Media Grounds to talk about what she's building — and what holds so many entrepreneurs back youtu.be/kGsTlrMbTWI

100% of my code is written with #AI now. I didn't plan for that. It just... happened. And honestly? There's grief in it. Years of building coding skills, and now I'm asking myself what they're worth. But I've also never enjoyed building software more than I do right now. New blog post!

It's a Black History Month tradition. @pdxstepheng.bsky.social shares one profile per day throughout February, and then I gather them all up into a single post for future reference. This time around, it's a Pitch Black alum edition. siliconflorist.com/2026/03/02/b...

For You, For Everyone: we're thrilled to announce that our feed personalization engine is now live — and fully open source. Read our @leaflet.pub announcement below, or follow the 🧵:

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It’s daphne season

Kind of hate that this whole retroactive analysis reminds me that I actually used to write. Not that I was terribly good at it. But I wrote, nonetheless.

If we’re all becoming home chefs with AI, ChatGPT is the Easy Bake Oven

I think I need to rewatch War Games for the millionth time. For both positive a negative reasons.

I realize you grew up during the pandemic and you’re obviously the center of the universe, but walking three people abreast on the fucking sidewalk is fucking rude

So many big newsy startuppy thingamajigs this week. I couldn't figure out what to highlight first. youtu.be/HMm4CiuyENA

As Oregon's data center tax breaks have grown they've become more expensive to manage. Counties want help covering those costs. They're not getting it, so they're opposing Gov. Kotek's economic development bill (which further expands data centers' tax breaks.) www.oregonlive.com/silicon-fore...

"Regardless, these threats do not change our position: we cannot in good conscience accede to their request." – @anthropic.com www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...

"Cursor is no longer primarily about writing code. It is about helping developers build the factory that creates their software. This factory is made up of fleets of agents that they interact with as teammates…" www.linkedin.com/pulse/third-...

You should probably move to Portland with two friends, work together in a skyscraper overlooking the volcanoes, and have a delicious $13 lunch at the food cart pod every day while you disrupt Salesforce or whatever

Did you hear that I’m using “did you hear” a lot tonight…?

Did you hear…? All of the Portland Upstart Collectives have consolidated into a new space in "Big Pink" siliconflorist.com/2026/02/26/i...

Did you hear that our friend @marshallk.bsky.social is building new and awesome things that provide more context for what we're reading on the Web…? Yep. Typical Marshall. Meet "What's Up With That?" siliconflorist.com/2026/02/26/m...

If you're thinking about buying a Hume band, I'd suggest you wait. /cc @camikaos.bsky.social

Have a few posts I need to get done. Curious about how I throw posts together? Wondering what it's like in the wonderful world of blogging? Simply want to come hang out and work on something you need to get done? Please feel free to swing by 8PM PT, Feb 26, 2026 www.youtube.com/live/3HvQZbA...

I launched something new today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGTp...

So nice to see the old Airbnb office in Portland reactivated. Even better…? It's becoming an incubator. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_p3...

In Eugene, briefly

What if you actually owned your social media data—and could switch apps anytime? 🔓🌐 ATProto makes it real. @brittanyellich.com will dive into DIDs, data repos, why they matter, and how to build your first decentralized social platform. 🚀🛠️ cascadiajs.com/2026/talks/b...

"Teens turn to chatbots like ChatGPT, Copilot and Character for a variety of things – but information seeking and schoolwork help top the list, while 'for fun' is not far behind…" How Teens Use and View AI | Pew Research Center www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...

Let's go!

Remembering to celebrate the small wins www.patreon.com/posts/celebr...

Something is happening in Seattle right now. Layoffs + AI + Tech + ☔️ = countless side-projects, ready for the next step -> Founders galore. What's missing is a place where it all connects. We built it. 🧵

My Portland Frog rocks are genuinely creepy before the eyes and mouth are added. Sheesh!

YC Batch Deep Analysis — W25 to W26 yc-trends.vercel.app

"The measure, sponsored by Mayor Keith Wilson and Councilor Eric Zimmerman, would raise the city’s business license tax exemption from $50,000 in gross receipts annually to $75,000 for tax year 2026 and to $100,000 for tax year 2027." #pdx #portland www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Wondering if there was a penny flip on this round of "borrowing the name of something that already exists" #pdx #portland www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

These are not serious people